CVE-2000-0678

Published: Oct 20, 2000Modified: Apr 16, 2026

5.0

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

Description

PGP 5.5.x through 6.5.3 does not properly check if an Additional Decryption Key (ADK) is stored in the signed portion of a public certificate, which allows an attacker who can modify a victim's public certificate to decrypt any data that has been encrypted with the modified certificate.

Affected (3)

Products: Pgp: Pgp

1 product

Configuration A

3 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Pgp Pgp	Version 5.5.3i
Pgp Pgp	Version 6.5.1i
Pgp Pgp	Version 6.5.3i

References (6)

http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-18.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource

http://www.osvdb.org/4354

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1606

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchVendor Advisory

http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-18.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource

http://www.osvdb.org/4354

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1606

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

PatchVendor Advisory

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